Maintenance
Maintenance
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.
WARNING
Whilemaintenanceoradjustmentsarebeing
made,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentalstartingoftheenginecouldseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionswitch,engage
parkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)offthespark
plug(s)beforeyoudoanymaintenance.Also
pushthewire(s)asidesoitdoesnotaccidentally
contactthesparkplug(s).
WARNING
Theenginecanbecomeveryhot.Touchingahot
enginecancausesevereburns.
Allowtheenginetocoolcompletelybefore
serviceormakingrepairsaroundtheenginearea.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst5hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Aftertherst100hours
•Checkthewheelhubslottednuttorquespecications.
•Checkthewheellugnuts.
•Checktheparkbrakeadjustment.
Aftertherst250hours
•Changethehydrauliclteranduid.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengineoillevel.
•Checkthemowerblades.
•Checkthesafetyinterlocksystem.
•Checktherolloverprotectionssystems(rollbar)knobs.
•Checktheseatbelt.
•Checkforloosehardware.
•Cleantheengineandexhaustsystemarea.
•Cleanthehydrofancoolingguards,hydrocoolingns,andfan.
•Cleanthegrassanddebrisbuild-upfromthemachineandcuttingdeck.
•Cleanthegrassbuild-upfromunderthecuttingdeck.
Every50hours
•Checkthehydraulicoillevel.
•Checkthetirepressures.
•Checktheconditionofthebelts.
•Checksparkarrester(ifequipped).
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.)
•Lubricatethedeckliftpivots.
•Removetheengineshroudsandcleanthecoolingns.
Every200hours
•Checkthesparkplugs.
Every250hours
•Replacetheprimaryaircleanerelement—checksecondaryaircleanerelement;replaceif
dirty.(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevereconditions.SeetheEngineOwner'sManualfor
additionalinformation.)
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